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Multiple myeloma treatment produces a similar survival benefit in very elderly patients
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Patients over the age of 80 years received similar benefits as patients 70-79 years old from MM treatment....
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CLL and breast cancer differ in the expression of regulatory microRNAs
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
A particular microRNA was found to be associated with prevascular invasion.
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Webinar confronts unique issues for the bleeding disorders community facing COVID-19
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Patients in gene therapy trials and those with factor inhibitors are of particular concern.
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AGA and colleague societies issue clinical insights for COVID-19
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Screening patients, personal protection, procedure postponement, and special precautions with infected patients are discussed.
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Follicular lymphoma treatment can benefit patients 80 years and older
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
FL-directed therapy was associated with an overall survival benefit, which persisted.
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COVID-19: ASTCT provides interim guidelines for transplantation
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
The American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy document focuses on patient-treatment specifics and donor issues.
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Sickle cell patients with vitamin D deficiency prone to more ED visits, longer stays
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Screening for vitamin D deficiency may show benefits, authors suggest.
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Accelerated fetal growth in boys associated with development of AML
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
The correlation was seen especially in infant boys and those with minimally differentiated leukemia.
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Fracture risk for MM patients remains higher despite improvements in treatments, survival
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Despite new treatment strategies there was no decreased fracture risk for multiple myeloma patients over time.
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NMA haploidentical allo-BMT plus post-transplant cyclophosphamide deemed safe, effective for CLL
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Patients with less than 20% marrow CLL involvement before transplant had an improved 4 year survival.
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Chimerism and the use of fludarabine associated with secondary graft failure in aplastic anemia
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
The use of fludarabine (Flu) may affect the occurrence of secondary graft failure for aplastic anemia with both...
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SARS epidemiology provides clues to potential treatment for COVID-19
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
A clinically proven effective protease inhibitor blocks SARS-CoV-2 virus entrance sites.
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Monthly injection therapy for HIV found noninferior to daily oral dosing
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
Injections of long-acting suspensions of cabotegravir and rilpivirine show promise for the control of HIV.
News

New CAR T-cell therapy eliminates MM and tumor propagating cells without fratricide in lab study
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
CD229 CAR T cells are highly active in vitro and in vivo against multiple myeloma plasma cells, memory B cells, and MM-propagating cells.
Opinion

ID Blog: SARS-CoV-2 – What’s in a name?
- Author:
- Mark S. Lesney
From “Wuhan virus” to “novel coronavirus-2019” to “COVID-19 virus” to “SARS-CoV-2,” the process of naming is complex and even risky to public...